Penholder.



Nm 703,641. 'Patented my l, |902.

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PENHOLDER.

(Appueman med lruly e, 1900.)

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL HY. CROCKER, OF LONDON, ENGLAND.

PENHOLDER.

y SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 703,641, dated July 1, 1902.

Application filed July 6, 1900. Serial No. 22,710. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL HY. CROOKER, a subject of the Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, residing at 3l Furnival street, Holborn, in the county ofLondon, England, have invented new and useful Improvements in Penholders, of which the following is a specifcation.

This invention relates to a form of penholder which allows the nib or pen to be easily removed even when clogged with ink.

The pen is secured tothe outside of the K holder instead of being slid within it in the usual manner, and it is removed' by a simple upward pressure against the lower or writing end. The pen -is clipped firmly in position by means of small projecting portions of the holder, which are stamped up in such a manner as to engage the sides of the pen and hold them firmly down upon the outer surface of the ferrule. On forcing the pen up the clip is opened and the pen released.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate the method of carrying out my invention, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the holder with a nib in place, and Figs. 2 and 3 show the ferrule or holder alone.

The ferrule or holder A is stamped in such a manner as to form the two wing-pieces B, which may be raised slightly above the level of the ferrule or may lie in the -`same curve. The front ends of these wing-pieces are preferably slightly bent up, as at b, or the whole inner edges of the wings may be turned up. The turned-up portions enable the nib C to be easily slid into place, as on sliding the nib or pen over the end of the ferrule the tail of the nib meets the turned-up parts and on further motion under the wings forces their edges slightly up. The wings,actingas spring- 4o clips, bear tightly upon the edges of the pen and hold it irmly on the outside of the ferrule. The distance between the 'wings is slightly less than the width of the pen, so that a small portion only of the pen is placed under the wings. This allows the pen by an upward pressure at the writing end to be easily forced out of the clip, the tail of the pen bearing upon the ferrule and acting as a fulcrum in raising the pen.

As the pen is secured at the outside of the ferrule, the handle of the holder can extend to the end and the ferrule or barrel can be made very much shorter than is the case with the ordinary holder. A considerable saving vof material lis thus eected, as well as increased simplicity in manufacture.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A penholder consisting of a barrel pro- 6o vided vwith spring pen retaining and ejecting pieces, substantially as specied.

2. A penholder having two spring wings or clips stamped up from the barrel adapted to secure the pen on the outside of the holder by engaging with and bearing upon the pen and allowing it to be detached by an upward pressure, substantially as herein described.

In vtestimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of 7o two subscribing witnesses. y

SAML. HY. OROCKER.

Witnesses: Y v

JAMES ROBERT CARMAOIQ; FERRUCCIO WoLEANGo FERRARI. 

